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Test Code IN16Q CBFB::MYH11 Inversion(16), Quantitative Detection and Minimal Disease Risk Monitoring, qRT-PCR, Varies


Shipping Instructions


1. Refrigerated specimens must arrive within 5 days of collection, and ambient specimens must arrive within 3 days of collection.

2. Collect and package specimen as close to shipping time as possible.



Necessary Information


The following information is required:

1. Pertinent clinical history

2. Date of collection

3. Specimen source (blood or bone marrow)



Specimen Required


Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Specimen Type: Blood

Container/Tube: Lavender top (EDTA) or yellow top (ACD-B)

Specimen Volume: 10 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Invert several times to mix blood.

2. Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.

3. Label specimen as blood.

 

Specimen Type: Bone marrow

Container/Tube: Lavender top (EDTA) or yellow top (ACD-B)

Specimen Volume: 4 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Invert several times to mix bone marrow.

2. Send bone marrow specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.

3. Label specimen as bone marrow.


Useful For

Detection of CBFB::MYH11 gene fusion in patients recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

 

Minimal residual disease monitoring during the clinical and therapeutic course of patients with AML

Method Name

Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR)

Reporting Name

Inv(16); CBFB-MYH11, Quant, V

Specimen Type

Varies

Specimen Minimum Volume

Blood: 8 mL; Bone marrow: 2 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Varies Refrigerated (preferred) 5 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Bone marrow core biopsies
Paraffin-embedded bone marrow clots
Slides
Paraffin shavings
Moderately to severely clotted
Reject

Reference Values

An interpretive report will be provided.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

4 to 8 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

81401-CBFB-MYH11

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
IN16Q Inv(16); CBFB-MYH11, Quant, V 101377-0

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
MP057 Specimen Type 31208-2
610267 Interpretation 59465-5
614375 Signing Pathologist 19139-5